Meaning & use

Unsaid

adjective·Everyday

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Not spoken or expressed aloud, though often implied or understood.

See it in a sentence

There was a lot left unsaid after the argument.

Some things are better left unsaid.

A note on using this word

Commonly appears in the fixed phrase "best left unsaid," describing thoughts that are better kept private.

Words with a similar meaning

unspokenunexpressed

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Words with an opposite meaning

spokenexpressed

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